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AND HE TAKES THAT CHANCEEpisode 152: It's Chicho Time!It's Chicho Time! Matt and Poz are joined by David Hartrick to celebrate Town's 2nd league win of the season. There's an update on the manager hunt as the chaps have another glance at the runners and riders and discuss the pro's and cons of a potential return for David Wagner.Episode sponsored by Magic Rock Brewing. Use code AHTTC10 for 10% off online purchases.Intro - Fiery BreezeOutro - Chris CarterArtwork - Johnny Hildred, Tom Bradshaw, Matt ShawThis Podcast...
2022-09-191h 36AND HE TAKES THAT CHANCEEpisode 152: It's Chicho Time!It's Chicho Time! Matt and Poz are joined by David Hartrick to celebrate Town's 2nd league win of the season. There's an update on the manager hunt as the chaps have another glance at the runners and riders and discuss the pro's and cons of a potential return for David Wagner.Episode sponsored by Magic Rock Brewing. Use code AHTTC10 for 10% off online purchases.Intro - Fiery BreezeOutro - Chris CarterArtwork - Johnny Hildred, Tom Bradshaw, Matt ShawThis Podcast...
2022-09-191h 36
Albion UnlimitedSeason 6 Episode 1: Joel Veltman, Levi Colwill, Dogma's James, David Hartrick Matthew RaisbeckHear from Albion duo Joel Veltman and Levi Colwill, Huddersfield based Journalist David Hartick, and BBC Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck, as well as James from Dogma fanzine.
2022-08-0956 min
School of MoviesBatman: Breakdown [Audio Drama][Digital Gonzo 2012]
This was my first full-length audio drama. It was designed to be enjoyed by folks who saw the Nolan films the Arkham video games or the Animated Series. I wanted to write something significant, honest and authentic about the Batman legend and with a lot of help from long-time serious Bat-fan, David Hartrick, I was able to shape a bunch of ideas into a hopefully coherent story. It was originally released a week before The Dark Knight Rises.
None of the cast, including myself were professional actors, but we all worked very hard t...
2022-05-1356 min
Three Lions PodcastThe Bobby Robson episode with David HartrickEp 197: Time for another in our England Manager series. The fifth full-time manager was a man many England fans will have an affinity with, I certainly do. Sir Bobby Robson. Join me as I chat with David Hartrick, author of 'Silver Linings' as we talk all the ups and downs of his time with England. Running Time: 1:10:43 Join the debate in our Facebook group at http://bit.ly/2hnHBzi http://www.threelionspodcast.com http://www.Twitter.com/3LionsPodcast http://www.Twitter.com/Russell_Osborne
2022-04-211h 10
The Just Checking In PodcastJCIP #125 - David HartrickIn episode 125 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with David Hartrick.
Dave is a journalist, writer and the other half of the presenting duo behind the Huddersfield Town podcast ‘Ooh To Be A’, with us having already checked in with Steven Chicken.
Dave is also the author of 'Silver Linings: Bobby Robson's England'.
In this episode we discuss the book through a mental health lens, how he went from a car mechanic to a football journalist, the move he made as a teenager from his hometown Brighton to Yorkshire and the impact that had on his mental heal...
2022-03-261h 21Albion UnlimitedSeason 5 Episode 17: Daily Mail football reporter Adrian Kajumba and author and Albion fan David HartrickDaily Mail football reporter Adrian Kajumba discusses the departure of Dan Ashworth and Watford, whilst author and Albion fan David Hartrick talks about the rise of the Seagulls.
2022-02-0856 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierContinuing Capitulations, Corberan's Perfectionism and Takeover RumoursSteven Chicken and David Hartrick run through a second straight 1-1 draw after Coventry City's late equaliser at the John Smith's Stadium.Why was the tide so firmly against the Terriers after they went ahead? What needs to change, and why haven't those changes been made already? And why are we complaining so much when on paper Huddersfield Town are having a perfectly good season?Hartrick has prepared some very interesting numbers to illustrate how Town may not be getting the best out of their supposed squad depth, prompting the question of whether Corberan really trusts his players...
2021-12-1356 min
HTAFC SoundsHEFELE & HARTRICK'S POST-MATCH REACTION! | EXTRA-TIME | Sheffield Wednesday (A)David Hartrick and Michael Hefele joined Huddersfield Town's post-match show, Extra-Time to analyse the Carabao Cup win at Hillsborough.Powered by SportBroker
2021-08-0527 min
jonny_brickThe Football Library Radio Show: David Hartrick - Second HalfDavid is a Brighton & Hove Albion fan who lives and works in Huddersfield. He founded Ockley Books and publishes authors and former Library guests such as Andrew Lawn, Rich Foster and Steve Hill.
David’s first book 50 Teams That Mattered was followed by a trilogy of colouring books. He also edited a great criticism of the media by Roger Domeneghetti, From the Back Page to the Front Room.
In time for EURO 2020, David has released Silver Linings. A history of the England national team in the 1980s, with due historical context, it reminds readers of Bobby Robson’s time in the...
2021-06-0756 minjonny_brickThe Football Library Radio Show: David Hartrick - First HalfDavid is a Brighton & Hove Albion fan who lives and works in Huddersfield. He founded Ockley Books and publishes authors and former Library guests such as Andrew Lawn, Rich Foster and Steve Hill.
David’s first book 50 Teams That Mattered was followed by a trilogy of colouring books. He also edited a great criticism of the media by Roger Domeneghetti, From the Back Page to the Front Room.
In time for EURO 2020, David has released Silver Linings. A history of the England national team in the 1980s, with due historical context, it reminds readers of Bobby Robson’s time in the...
2021-06-0739 min
Nessun Dorma Retro Football PodcastND Extra Time – Silver Linings by David HartrickWe’re back with another Extra Time, our little offshoot that takes a broader look around the world of football culture. This week our guest is David Hartrick – publisher, podcaster and author of a fantastic new book, Silver Linings: Bobby Robson’s England.Mike sits down with David for an extended chat about the writing of the book, and an overview of Robson’s time in charge of the national side during the most turbulent decade in the history of English football. It’s a tenure that starts in disappointment and culminates with the cathartic rush of Italia ’90, with a whole lot mo...
2021-05-101h 19
Ooh To Be A TerrierBad Town and Good Town, Bad Naby Sarr and Good Naby Sarr, and An Overall UpturnSteven Chicken and David Hartrick are your hosts for the final episode of 2020.We discuss the late defeat to Barnsley and the late victory over Blackburn pretty much in tandem with one another with the two games both offering a variety of positive and negatives with a few consistent points throughout.Every one of the first XI that has started the last four games gets a mention in one form or another, which we're pretty sure means this podcast must now be a contender for goal of the season. Learn more about your ad choices...
2020-12-3053 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierResilience, Ryan Schofield and January Squad InvestmentSteven Chicken and David Hartrick break down a positive weekend for the Terriers after their 2-0 win over Watford.Is Ryan Schofield ready for more first-team football? What will new signing Danny Grant bring to the side? Can we expect many more arrivals?With the playoffs just five points away, we also discuss whether Town ought to go big on their investment in the upcoming transfer window or whether saving their money for the much kinder summer window is a more sensible approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-2153 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierTrouble In Bournemouth and January Transfer WishlistSteven Chicken and David Hartrick briefly discuss the 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday but the main focus is of course on the 5-0 defeat away to Bournemouth at the weekend.Why did Corberan make so many changes? What went wrong with the goals? What could Town have done differently? And how big a concern is Naby Sarr's tendency to commit errors?We also discuss what business Town might need to do in the January transfer window and why it might be a bit less than you might think, and bring you feedback from Ireland on Town target Danny...
2020-12-1456 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierRarmani Edmonds-Green Fan ClubYorkshire Live's Steven Chicken and Opta's David Hartrick react to Huddersfield Town's 3-2 victory over Middlesbrough, with plenty of praise particularly reserved for one player in particular.But there's enough of it to go round after a very creditable comeback win - the Terriers' first three points from behind in nearly a year.Why did they start so poorly? What changed after the first half hour or so? What is the answer to Juninho Bacuna's problems? And should Rarmani Edmonds-Green start in Christopher Schindler's place? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-3051 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierPlaying From The Back and Is Corberan's Honeymoon Period Over?Yorkshire Live writer Steven Chicken and Opta analyst David Hartrick run through Huddersfield Town's 4-3 defeat to Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.There is something to pick out for every single one of the seven goals - whether that's positive or negative - to see how this quite ludicrous game unfolded and what the Terriers can and must do better.We discuss whether more bringing more first-teamers into the squad in the summer might have helped things, whether the style of play is responsible for those cheap goals, and early signs of a burgeoning relationship between Carel Eiting...
2020-11-2355 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierQ&A: Dean Hoyle's Legacy, Phil Hodgkinson, Transfer Priorities and Club AmbitionsSteven Chicken and David Hartrick answer YOUR questions in this episode of Ooh To Be A..., and we certainly had plenty of them - thank you to everyone who sent them in!We start right at the very top with a run of questions about Dean Hoyle, Phil Hodgkinson and the club's finances.We then move into transfer priorities for January, the Rolando Aarons deal, which of Town's expiring contracts we would renew and which we wouldn't, and whether there is more pressure than ever on the recruitment team.Plenty of you had questions about Carlos Corberan...
2020-11-171h 19
Ooh To Be A TerrierLuton Town, Adama Diakhaby and Quarter-Season ReviewThe international break offers Steven Chicken and David Hartrick a natural point at which to reflect on the season so far for Huddersfield Town - but not before talking through the 1-1 draw against Luton Town.We talk through the Terriers' slow start, touch once again (albeit briefly) on that age-old chance creation problem, and talk about Town's approach up the flanks - including Adama Diakhaby's poor form.We then run through a few of the players who have impressed us and a couple who haven't, with particular mentions for Jonathan Hogg, Lewis O'Brien, Isaac Mbenza, Richard Stearman...
2020-11-091h 00
Ooh To Be A TerrierRollercoaster Results, Squad Depth and CanalsideSteven Chicken and David Hartrick have no shortage of talking points in this edition of Ooh To Be A... following a comfortable 3-0 win at Millwall and a pretty disastrous 2-1 defeat to Bristol City.Is Town's squad too thin? Why have they now lost two home games on the bounce after going ahead? Is the biggest problem in attack or in defence?We also talk about the unveiling of the work that's been completed at Canalside and the club's announcement of their shirt sponsorship for the season before taking a quick look ahead to the Luton game...
2020-11-041h 11
Ooh To Be A TerrierBack-to-Back Defeats, Juninho Bacuna and Recurring ErrorsIn this week's episode of Ooh To Be A..., Steven Chicken and David Hartrick discuss Town's consecutive 2-1 defeats to Preston North End and Birmingham City.How do Town find greater balance in midfield? How culpable was Adama Diakhaby for the loss at St Andrews, or Ben Hamer for the second goal against Preston? And why are Town still struggling to create chances against defensive sides?We then look ahead to the final three games of this run of fixtures, starting with a trip to Millwall before back-to-back home games against a very all-or-nothing Bristol City and that...
2020-10-3052 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierPhil Hodgkinson Interview Follow-Up, Unbeaten Run and Expectations ManagementYorkshire Live's Steven Chicken and Opta analyst David Hartrick have loooooads to talk about this week.We run the rule over the transfer window as a whole: what do we think of the business Huddersfield Town did and, crucially, did they do enough of it?On the pitch the Terriers have claimed back-to-back wins over Swansea City and Derby County, so we discuss what we learned from those games, including thoughts on Juninho Bacuna's return to something like form, Pipa's decision making, Isaac Mbenza's little strop, and who we think is The Most Carlos Corberan Player.After...
2020-10-2154 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierTransfer Needs Assessed, and Why Huddersfield Town Are Campaigning Over FinancesSteven Chicken and David Hartrick run through the 1-1 draw away to Rotherham United to once again see what has changed and what remains the same for the Terriers.There have been further signs of tactical progress and that late equaliser was a big psychological boost - but once again we have concerns about that front three.We also discuss whether Huddersfield Town need to by a striker or not before rounding off by talking through Mark Devlin and Phil Hodgkinson's recent media appearances calling for more support for EFL clubs. Learn more about your...
2020-10-061h 05
Ooh To Be A TerrierTransfer Needs Assessed, and Why Huddersfield Town Are Campaigning Over FinancesSteven Chicken and David Hartrick run through the 1-1 draw away to Rotherham United to once again see what has changed and what remains the same for the Terriers.There have been further signs of tactical progress and that late equaliser was a big psychological boost - but once again we have concerns about that front three.We also discuss whether Huddersfield Town need to by a striker or not before rounding off by talking through Mark Devlin and Phil Hodgkinson's recent media appearances calling for more support for EFL clubs.
2020-10-0600 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierThe Huddersfield Town Players Who Give Us HopeSteven Chicken and Opta's David Hartrick review the Terriers' 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.What did they do differently tactically, what did they do better on the pitch, and which players caught the eye in a sufficiently positive way to make us feel more hopeful about the season ahead?We also try to pin down exactly what to call that formation, discuss Ben Hamer's road to Damascus moment, and give our initial thoughts on new signing Carel Eiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-09-2858 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierHuddersfield Town's Finances in a Coronavirus WorldSteven Chicken and David Hartrick review a pretty grim performance in the 3-0 defeat to rampant Brentford.The hosts unquestionably played well but should Town have done better anyway? Was this a step backwards or just more of the same? And - once again - what needs to change?We also run pretty extensively through the club's finances in response to a lot of fans' questions about what is going on behind the scenes. We look at how the money stacks up, what their standing is in the transfer market, and how their struggles compare with other clubs...
2020-09-211h 03
Ooh To Be A TerrierThe Song Remains The SameSteven Chicken and David Hartrick review the 1-0 defeat to Norwich City to begin the Championship season.Was Richard Stearman dazed and confused after Todd Cantwell's elbow, and did that lead to his heartbreaker of an error? Why does Hartrick give no quarter to the idea that this was a big improvement? Plus there's a whole lotta love for Pipa, but ultimately the song remains the same for Huddersfield Town.These are all Led Zeppelin references, by the way. That's...that's what we're doing here, for literally no reason. Learn more about your ad choices...
2020-09-1552 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierRochdale defeat, Pipa and Championship hopesSteven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through a sub-par Town performance in defeat to Rochdale. What are the worries, caveats and positives from that showing, and can we draw meaningful conclusions from that one game? (No. But we give it a really good go!)We talk through the arrival of new right-back Pipa from Espanyol and what he might bring to Carlos Corberan's side and look through what else Town might need in the transfer market before the window closes.We also wonder where the goals are going to come from if and when Karlan Grant and Steve...
2020-09-0855 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierTransfers, fixtures and CorberanSteven Chicken and David Hartrick have plenty to talk about after a couple of weeks off, with Danny Ward's transfer, the Carabao Cup draw, the Championship fixture list and Carlos Corberan's first press conference all up for discussion.Why only the one signing so far? How serious is the injury crisis Town find themselves in before the season has even started? How many goals do we expect Ward to get this season based on his stats for Cardiff? Can Diakhaby and Mbenza come good? And is that tricky start a good thing or a bad thing for the Terriers?
2020-08-2358 min
Ooh To Be A Terrier2019/20 Season ReviewSteven Chicken, David Hartrick and Matt Shaw take you through a comprehensive review of Huddersfield Town's 2019/20 season with a firm focus on what the Terriers need to learn for next season.There's then a lengthy discussion on what we see in the future under Carlos Corberan. What are the positives we can already see so far this summer, what still needs to change, and who is ultimately accountable for the successes and failures of the club in the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-08-021h 23
Ooh To Be A TerrierCarlos Corberan arrivesSteven Chicken and David Hartrick have just one discussion point on this episode: the appointment of Carlos Corberan as Huddersfield Town head coach.What does this say about the club? What do we expect from Corberan? And do Terriers fans have good reason to feel excited? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-2433 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierDanny Cowley sackedSteven Chicken speaks to Mel Booth and David Hartrick about the shock announcement that Danny Cowley is no longer Huddersfield Town manager.This episode is divided into two parts: first the initial reaction from Steven and Mel within half an hour or so of the news breaking.That's then followed in part two by your more usual podcast experience as Steven and David talk through the news having had a few hours to digest it.Is it the right decision? How big a gamble is this for Phil Hodgkinson? Will it pay off? And what is next...
2020-07-1944 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierLuton let-downSteven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through Huddersfield Town's pretty horrendous 2-0 defeat to Luton Town.What went wrong? Why have Town not scored from open play since February, and how do they fix it? Are we confident they can still get the three points that would probably see them safe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-131h 07
Ooh To Be A TerrierThe safety zoneSteven Chicken is joined live and direct from a disused tin mine by David Hartrick to talk through Huddersfield Town's 3-0 away win over Birmingham City - their biggest away win for over two and a half years.What was the difference from those Wigan and Nottingham Forest games? Are Town's worries now over (and why not)? What do we expect against Preston? How big a loss will Jon Gorenc Stankovic be? And has Mark Devlin been misunderstood? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-0240 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierThe drop zoneSteven Chicken and David Hartrick don't often struggle to offer postives, but even they are at a bit of a loss for over half this week's episode after Town suffered a third consecutive defeat away to Nottingham Forest.This was always going to be a tough game: how far should the criticism go? Have the anomalies become the pattern? How much issues off the pitch passed onto it? And can Town get back out of the relegation zone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-2855 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierUh-ohSteven Chicken and David Hartrick take a deep dive into the awful 2-0 defeat to Wigan.What went wrong? Can it be fixed, and will it be fixed? And after last episode's big old dose of positivity, are we still quite so confidence that Town will still be a Championship club next season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-2053 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierActual football! Imagine!Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk about the EFL's decision to resume the Championship season but not Leagues One or Two - and what that might mean for Huddersfield Town should the campaign be curtailed once more.There will be a transfer window at some point. What will that look like for cash-strapped Championship clubs, are Town better or worse off than their competitors in that regard, and what do they do with their out-of-contract players?And there is finally a date for Town's next game as Wigan come to a fanless John Smith's Stadium on 20th June...
2020-06-1052 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierBoulevard of broken dreamsHaving recently covered all the reasons to be cheerful about Huddersfield Town's season, Steven Chicken is joined by David Hartrick and Jim Chisem to run through the negative side of things.What went wrong? What were the low points? Who has been a disappointment? And have Town shown signs that they have learned from those mistakes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-3053 min
Football Fives PodcastQuiztian ChivuWith quizzes in our Football Fives DNA<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">™</span> and lockdown ongoing, it was inevitable that one of us would subject the others to another of our inexplicably popular pub quiz episodes. On this occasion it's Ryan Keaney in the quizmaster's chair and he uses an app(!) instead of the usual manual nonsense. So, no chaos to be expected then...<br /><br />Steven Chicken joins Chris Nee, David Hartrick and Daniel Storey for his first ever Football Fives quiz and he wa...
2020-04-2901 minFootball Fives PodcastWalter ZengaThe Football Fives team is back in action and this new episode of our sporadically released podcast is one of our bafflingly popular five-a-side teams. Typically we'll pick a country or a league from which to select the ultimate five-a-side team. This time around we're doing it differently.<br /><br />David Hartrick, Steven Chicken, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee have each chosen five players from the two Milan clubs - AC Milan and Internazionale - and go toe to toe as they argue for the inclusion of their selections in the final five. Fun, eh?<...
2020-04-1001 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierDream squads for next seasonYour regular hosts Steven Chicken and David Hartrick are joined by Matt Shaw from And He Takes That Chance to run through their respective dream 25-man Huddersfield Town squads for next season.13 players get the nod from all three of us but there is quite some variety as to the depth of the cuts each of us would make to the squad and who we would get to replace them in this semi-realistic dream scenario.The teams selected are as follows:STEVEN: - Alex Smithies (Cardiff) - Ryan Schofield...
2020-04-0952 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierReasons for Huddersfield Town fans to be cheerfulSteven Chicken and David Hartrick can't help but talk about the season's unprecedented postponement and why the 2019/20 season must be completed.But we know you've had your fill of that kind of talk, so we've decided this week should mostly be regarded as an opportunity to take stock of the positives for Huddersfield Town.Which players have we especially enjoyed watching this season? How does the more long-term future of the club look? And are Town weirdly now in a better position than they were 12 months ago? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
2020-03-1944 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierThem up roadSteven Chicken and David Hartrick discuss the 2-0 defeat at Elland Road, the fans' reaction to it, and Danny Cowley's praise for Leeds United after the game.We then turn our attentions to the upcoming games against Wigan, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City. What should the points target be? Is Wigan a must-win? How many games will Emile Smith Rowe play, and who should replace him if and when he's absent from the starting line-up? And, as ever, how worried should Town fans be? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more...
2020-03-1153 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierA tale of two CitysIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us.David Hartrick joins Steven Chicken once more via his dodgy 1982 Cup Winners Cup microphone to talk through Huddersfield Town's limp defeat to Swansea City and their triumphant win over Bristol City. See, th--that's why we called this episode that, you see.We talk through the two games and look at whether or not people may have overreacted a little bit in response to that S...
2020-02-2843 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierTown take a backwards stepDavid Hartrick joins Steven Chicken to talk through Huddersfield Town's poor 3-0 home defeat to Cardiff. What went wrong, what could have been done differently, and how worried should fans be by what this represents? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-1349 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierHow close are Huddersfield Town to securing survival?Steven Chicken is joined down the line by a storm-ravaged David Hartrick to review Town's 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers.We look at: - Harry Toffolo's impact from left-back - Elias Kachunga's confidence - Steve Mounie's form - Town's midfield options - Lewis O'Brien's general brillianceWe then talk about how close Town are to that 50-point target - and whether quite so many as that will even be required in the end. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...
2020-02-1145 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierWhat is Huddersfield Town's best XI?Steven Chicken and David Hartrick catch up on a very exciting final day of the transfer window that saw the return of old favourite Jonas Lossl and the arrival of Benfica winger Chris Willock as well as Huddersfield Town's trips to Hull and Fulham. - What can we expect from those new signings? - How good was the transfer window as a whole? - Is Steve Mounie currently undroppable? - What do the stats reveal about Town's performance at Craven Cottage? - Who makes our respective Town best XIs?All this and more in...
2020-02-0448 minFootball Fives PodcastDanny CowleyWelcome back to the sporadically populated world of the Football Fives podcast, where our erstwhile panel congregates to pick apart five of football's brightest burning topics. We're fast approaching our 150th episode - we're coming for you, 2037! - and to keep things ticking over we've recruited a fifth team member.<br /><br />Yes, Episode 138 marks the debut of Steven Chicken, the newest member of the podcast, and he's joined by Chris Nee, David Hartrick and Ryan Keaney to tackle five footballing questions that begin with our favourite moments from the past year or so and end...
2020-02-0201 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierFour signings, Jeremy? Four? That's insaneIn this week's Ooh To Be A..., Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through Huddersfield Town's awful defeat to Barnsley and the extremely respectable draw against Brentford.Of course, the latter performance was helped along by four new faces in the Town line-up. We talk through that quartet and how they did and talk about what else the Terriers might need in this window.Plus we talk about Karlan Grant's form and future (again), Trevoh Chalobah's performances and perception (again), and probably a third thing I can't think of at the moment but it makes this sentence look...
2020-01-2054 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierTrials, tribulations and transfersSteven Chicken, David Hartrick, and Matt from out of off of the And He Takes That Chance podcast gather at Magic Rock in Huddersfield to talk through Town's back-to-back defeats against Stoke and Southampton and the January transfer window.How do we explain Town shipping five goals at home? Are people too glum about the Southampton match? And what expectations should fans have from this transfer window? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-0845 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierFestive fixtures in focusSteven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through Town's 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough and their 2-1 comeback win over Blackburn Rovers.Has Steve Mounie done enough to keep his place? How far can Lewis O'Brien go in this game? Are expectations on Trevoh Chalobah too high? And how much childish sniggering can two grown men do? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-3049 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierForest fracas and half-season reviewSteven Chicken and David Hartrick talk for longer about the 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest than we think we have about any other game this season. To be fair, there was plenty to go at.We also look ahead to what Town can expect for the rest of the season and where we expect they will finish come the end of the season.Ho ho ho! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-2349 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierJanuary transfer window prioritiesDavid Hartrick joins Steven Chicken to talk about Huddersfield Town's 1-1 draw against Wigan, Kamil Grabara's error, Karlan Grant's brilliance, and how the ongoing injury crisis is affecting the side.We then turn our attentions to the January transfer window. A couple of names have already been linked - but are they the kind of players Town need? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-1644 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierLeeds, Charlton and the festive fixturesSteven Chicken and David Hartrick review the derby defeat to Leeds and the away win at Charlton, featuring plenty of chat about the youngsters that have stepped up into the first team.We then look ahead to Saturday's upcoming game against Wigan and the somewhat more generous fixture list over the next month or so, before finishing up with a discussion of the potential departures - and arrivals - in the January transfer window. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-121h 00
Ooh To Be A TerrierFan Q&AAfter a very brief review of the Preston game, Steven Chicken and David Hartrick answer YOUR questions on this week's podcast.The January transfer window is top of your mind but we cover a wide variety of topics, from thoughts on the season so far, what the Cowleys have brought to the side, and the worst games we have ever seen... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-11-141h 13
Ooh To Be A TerrierDraws and DrawersSteven Chicken and David Hartrick run the rule over the 2-2 draw away to Blackburn and the 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough on a week that has seen Huddersfield Town stricken with a stomach bug.Does that context make this two good points, or is it two missed opportunities? How do Town start creating better chances? And just how good is Lewis O'Brien? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-10-2540 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierEpisode IV: A New HopeSteven Chicken and David Hartrick belatedly talk through Town's win over Hull City, the improved form of Juninho Bacuna, Elias Kachunga and others since the Cowleys came in, and look at who might be candidates for getting loaned out or even sold if the club were to reduce their playing squad.We also look ahead to the game against Blackburn, reflect on the Cowleys' Q&A at the Gas Club, and discuss Florent Hadergjonaj's best position, and Chicken laughs at Hartrick saying 'do-do' because he is a massive child. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
2019-10-151h 03
Ooh To Be A TerrierTown win their first game of the seasonThis week, Steven Chicken, Jim Chisem and David Hartrick talk about the 1-1 draw with Millwall and the 1-0 victory over Stoke - Town's first win for eight months.How significant is the win? How do we rate the Cowleys after four games? And where do Town go from here? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-10-0253 minFootball Fives PodcastSuper John McQuizAll hail the mighty Meatball! Oh, hello. This is the Football Fives Podcast calling. We're back, in a manner of speaking. The weekly podcast is a thing of the podpast - you already know that, right? - but in the spirit of avant-garde pod publishing we are going to keep going and adhere to no structure whatsoever. Hurrah!<br /><br />This week's episode was supposed to be a round-up of listener questions. Thank you for sending those in. We haven't used them. Ryan Keaney hijacked this comeback and turned it into an entirely unexpected (seriously) PUB...
2019-09-2701 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierSigns of improvement, Danny Simpson and a huge OctoberSteven Chicken and David Hartrick talk about Huddersfield Town's 4-2 defeat to West Brom and finally find some encouragement in the performance - just as well, as Town have a massively important run of fixtures coming up.We also discuss what Danny Simpson might hypothetically bring to the team and whether fan attitudes towards Phil Hodgkinson may be calming down a bit. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-09-271h 00
Ooh To Be A TerrierCowleys have big job on their handsSteven Chicken, Jim Chisem and David Hartrick talk about Huddersfield Town's 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. There were few signs of improvement yet, but as we have said before, it was never going to happen overnight.The trio talk tactics before deciding that they are less of an issue than other factors. Who is underperforming? What needs to change? And where abouts in the club structure does the buck eventually stop? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-09-1652 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierThe Cowleys arriveSteven Chicken and David Hartrick have just one topic of conversation this week: the Cowleys.Danny and Nicky arrive at Huddersfield Town after three-and-a-half weeks of searching, during which time the brothers at one stage actually turned Town down.What do we make of the recruitment process? Have Town got the right man (men)? What are our first impressions from that first press conference? And what does the future hold for Huddersfield Town both on and off the pitch? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...
2019-09-1049 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierCardiff, Reading and Town's next managerSteven Chicken, Oli Fisher and David Hartrick discuss Huddersfield Town's 2-1 defeat in Cardiff, look ahead to Saturday afternoon's clash with Reading, and chew the fat on what Town need from their next manager.They also run discuss tactical options, run through the various qualities of Town's many wingers, and what level of manager we think Town could realistically attract. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-08-2348 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierJan Siewert sacked: what next?Steven Chicken, Jim Chisem and David Hartrick talk about the defeats to Lincoln and Fulham and the resultant dismissal of Jan Siewert as Town head coach.The three of us talk about what went wrong, whether and how it can be fixed, and who we would like to see take the reins now that Siewert has gone. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-08-181h 02
Ooh To Be A TerrierAaron Mooy, Derby review and QPR previewSteven Chicken is joined by Opta's David Hartrick and the Cowshed Loyal's Oli Fisher to discuss a very eventful week for Town in which the Championship season got under way with a loss against Derby, Aaron Mooy left for Brighton, and Trevoh Chalobah joined from Chelsea.The three of us discuss the transfer window in depth, the sting of Mooy's departure, the need for something to lift Town's spirits (preferably a win), and talk about what went wrong against Derby and how to put that right against QPR. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
2019-08-0951 min
Ooh To Be A TerrierDerby, David Webb and Championship predictionsSteven Chicken is joined by Jim Chisem and new guest David Hartrick to offer final thoughts on Huddersfield Town's pre-season; the appointment of new Head of Fooball Operations David Webb; and to make some slightly reluctant predictions on the coming Championship season.Who looks good? Who's going down? And most importantly, where can we expect Town to finish? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-08-0246 min
Betamax Video ClubBeverly Hills CopEpisode 50!
David Hartrick rejoins the Video Club to discuss one of our favourites - Beverly Hills Cop. Plenty of clips and nostalgia going on. Dave also talks about his Beyond The Touchline podcast at the end, expect a collaboration soon...
Thank you very much to everyone who has downloaded, shared and rated the podcast. Without any marketing, we rely on word of mouth to get about. I appreciate it so much. Here's to the next 50!
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Executive producers: Gary West, Fergus Higginson, Keith Foster, Jimi Fletcher, Mark Drakes
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2019-06-131h 09
Beyond the TouchlineThe Damned United: From Book to FilmWelcome to Beyond the Touchline, a new podcast about football culture! In this debut episode, football writers David Hartrick, Seb Patrick and Denis Hurley look at David Peace's 2006 novel The Damned Utd, along with Tom Hooper's 2009 movie adaptation The Damned United. How do book and film stack up against each other, as well as in the wider annals of football-based storytelling. Are they fair to Clough, Leeds, both, or neither?
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2019-02-1200 min
Beyond the TouchlineBeyond the Touchline: Coming Soon!Beyond the Touchline is a football podcast that's not actually about football. Every episode, David Hartrick, Seb Patrick and Denis Hurley will look at a different aspect of football culture - the movies, TV, books, comics, games, toys and other paraphernalia and ephemera that tell the stories of the game we love.
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2019-02-0900 minFootball Fives PodcastMark HughesHello. Here is the latest episode of the Football Fives Podcast, in which our assembled panel rattle their way through five of the most pressing questions in the world of football. We're without Daniel Storey this week, so it's a three-hander - and, topic-wise, anything goes.<br /><br />Ryan Keaney is in the host's chair and spends 55 minutes trying to keep control of David Hartrick and Chris Nee. Our first two questions focus on the wrong end of the Premier League, putting Fulham in the spotlight next to former Southampton manager Mark Hughes. We also talk...
2018-12-1401 min
Betamax Video ClubRocky IVIt's one of the ones I've been looking forward to most - one of the least mentioned Christmas movies, it's the film that ended the Cold War - Rocky IV!
Joining me is David Hartrick, oft heard at the Football Fives and The Stiles Council podcasts, for a show we had originally planned in the summer of 2017.
There are large portions of the soundtrack in the background, including replacing the number one song which was "The Sun Always Shines On TV" by a-Ha - sorry but it's Rocky IV.
Dave will be back...
2018-11-281h 07Football Fives PodcastQuiz IwelumoAfter last week's stuttering return to action - sorry about that, something went wrong with the Wordpress upload and we had to repost the audio - this week's Football Fives Podcast is the one in which we truly get back to how things should be. Even Daniel Storey joins us in this episode, if you can imagine such a thing.<br /><br />Better yet...it's a pub quiz! Yes, this bafflingly popular F5 format has been tapped once more for 55 minutes of chaos, moaning and quizzy questions. Chris Nee's in charge this time and Daniel competes...
2018-11-1501 minFootball Fives PodcastJames NorwoodAlright? Been a while, hasn't it? Sorry about that. We've had a quiet few months and have never really explained it to our bafflingly loyal subscribers, and that's because there's really not much to explain. We're still going. We've been rubbish at getting the podcast together. We're going nowhere in every sense of the phrase.<br /><br />Yes, the Football Fives Podcast is still alive. This week we're without Daniel Storey, who's living the life in Italia now he's the hottest property in the freelance football writing world. So it's down to David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney...
2018-11-0801 minFootball Fives PodcastMilad MohammadiMy word. My. Word. What a World Cup that was! Here at the Football Fives podcast we like to look back on major international tournaments, what with them being the pinnacle of the sport and that, and when a new tournament's happened we just dive right in straight away. This is the F5 World Cup 2018 retrospective episode!<br /><br />Daniel Storey, David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee are back together to revisit a competition that seemed to capture a whole load of imaginations. We begin with an assessment of England's performance in Russia, and then...
2018-07-1901 min
Cinematic UniverseBonus Episode: Batman: KnightfallSpecial guest David Hartrick returns to talk about another 1990s DC classic arc - this time, it's the Batman saga Knightfall (also incorporating Knightquest and Knightsend)! Bane, Azbats, Zsasz, controversial opinions about the merits of Jim Aparo - it's all here. This episode was originally published on our Patreon Exclusive/Early Access feed back in October 2017. We're making it available on the public feed now due to a gap in our production schedule! If you'd like to hear more episodes like this - both as early access and also as permanent...
2018-06-281h 42Football Fives PodcastKalidou KoulibalyIt's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow! It's the World Cup tomorrow!<br /><br />Oh, right. Podcast. Yes, it's the second half of the Football Fives World Cup 2018 preview, covering five key questions about the teams that make up the second half of the draw. We've made a substitution for this rattle through...
2018-06-1301 minFootball Fives PodcastAlex IwobiThe World Cup starts next week. You might have heard about it. After a few weeks of unexpected absence we're back to show off just how excited we are about the flagship event of our sport. We're down to three because Chris Nee only talks about England now and England don't play a part in this week's Football Fives Podcast.<br /><br />That's because this is the first half of our World Cup preview. Daniel Storey, David Hartrick and Ryan Keaney discuss Groups A to D by way of a question about each one, and round...
2018-06-0901 minFootball Fives PodcastMo SalahThe showpiece showcase showdown between Real Madrid and Liverpool is fast approaching and it's an intriguing conclusion to a UEFA Champions League season that's thrown up a few surprises and a handful of memorable matches. Now we're at the business end, we couldn't resist; this week's Football Fives Podcast is all about the continent's elite competition.<br /><br />Daniel Storey was probably doing someone else's podcast so it's down to David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee to put the spotlight on the latter stages. We ask whether the Champions League final could or should be...
2018-05-1101 minFootball Fives PodcastSavo MilosevicShahid Khan's bid to buy Wembley from the Football Association - its spiritual and current owner, if not its traditional one - has put the national stadium at the heart of the conversation about the soul of English football. In this week's Football Fives Podcast we dedicate our unnecessarily rigid five-question format to the old place.<br /><br />It's a full house as Daniel Storey, David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee delve into the life and times of Wembleys original and rebuilt, discussing our personal perspectives on the stadium, our favourite ever Wembley memories and...
2018-05-0401 minFootball Fives PodcastRoberto BaggioEvery now and then we like to get up close and personal with just one player, subjecting him to our inflexible five-question format and putting him in the spotlight. This is one of those shows - this week's Football Fives Podcast is a career retrospective and the man in question is the inimitable Roberto Baggio.<br /><br />Baggio is a larger than life figure for British followers of Italian football in the 1990s but he came through in the mid-1980s and embarked upon a career that would create history. Daniel Storey, David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney...
2018-04-2701 minFootball Fives PodcastLewis DunkPhew! Manchester City have finally won the Premier League title. What took them so damned long, eh? Luckily, the Football Fives Podcast gang is on hand to run the rule over their extraordinary tardiness. It's gone Easter, for Christ's sake. Embarrassing.<br /><br />We're a three-piece this week. Chris Nee had to go and cause some trouble at a derby match so it's left to David Hartrick, Daniel Storey and Ryan Keaney to talk City's triumph, mull over the bizarre phenomenon of the PFA awards, discuss football documentaries and name the best footballing time of the...
2018-04-2001 minFootball Fives PodcastNobby StilesWe're a bit distracted by the World Cup. With only a few more months to wait, with sticker albums out, with <i>that</i> Germany away kit revealed, who could blame us? So, in this week's Football Fives Podcast, we're getting even further ahead of ourselves by talking about World Cup finals. Finals. The final game. Not finals.<br /><br />You know what we mean. Anyway... Daniel Storey, David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee are together once more to talk about the pinnacle of our sport, including the old-timey finals that...
2018-04-0501 minFootball Fives PodcastPaul RideoutThis week's Football Fives Podcast is a little bit different. It's a quiz episode, which isn't unusual in its own right, but Daniel Storey's work-related absence means we've got a straight-up head-to-head between two blokes who like talking about football but may or may not know sod all about it. David Hartrick and his new book are in the quizmaster's chair.<br /><br />Chris Nee (ENG) is a retainer of useless memories from football in the 1990s, a solid quizzer on the subjects of Aston Villa and Olof Mellberg, and a fierce competitor who'll settle for...
2018-03-3001 minFootball Fives PodcastPaul DurkinHere at the Football Fives Podcast we love nothing more than fixing football. This week, we've dedicated our entire show to it. Instead of the usual five questions, each member of the panel has five opportunities to change one of the laws of the game or a detail within. Fun, eh?<br /><br />We're without Daniel Storey this week because of real work - whatever that is - so it's a three-hander starring this week's host, David Hartrick, along with Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee. We change five rules each, and throw in a bunch of...
2018-03-2301 minFootball Fives PodcastJulian DicksWe find a certain joy in recording some of our podcasts without a plan. It means you get our unfiltered opinions, you get us at our fastest thinking and let's be honest - we are at our best *looks to camera*. It has nothing to do with 2018 being manic so far, and all of us needing to keep things relatively easy preparation wise.<br /><br />This week is another blind episode and another chance for us to delve into David Hartrick's bag of football teams. We pick out another side to get the Football Fives Podcast...
2018-03-1501 minFootball Fives PodcastJimmy ArmfieldIf your jam is listening to four amateur audio talkers judging countless professional audio talkers, this is the Football Fives Podcast for you. We're stepping away from the field of play this week and dipping into another aspect of football culture. Our topic for this episode, upon which we tackle the customary five questions, is the peerless BBC Radio 5 Live.<br /><br />Daniel Storey takes the Mark Chapman role and guides David Hartrick, Ryan Keaney, Ryan Keaney's tea and Chris Nee through those questions, which begin with a discussion about the legendary phone-in show, <i...
2018-03-0201 minFootball Fives PodcastMauro SilvaWelcome to the latest episode of the Football Fives Podcast. This week we're without Daniel Storey, who presumably was out on some kind of press tour to promote <i>The Totally Football Show</i>, so it was left to the three remaining panelists to embark upon on of our very favourite Fives formats: the tournament retrospective. Yes!<br /><br />Over the years we've mentioned far too many times that the FIFA World Cup closest to one's birthday is the one against which other tournaments are compared. For Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee...
2018-02-2201 minFootball Fives PodcastGiovanni van BronckhorstWe're not late. <i>You're</i> late. Or you're early. Or we're early. Or something. Either way, this is last week's podcast this week. Later this week you'll get this week's podcast this week. Clear? Good. This is what trying new things and then contracting the lurgy will do for your podcast, folks. Think on. Anyway, Episode 120 is an 'anything goes' show, so let's go.<br /><br />We're <i>sans</i> Keaney this week so it's David Hartrick, Daniel Storey and Chris Nee who begin by...
2018-02-1801 minFootball Fives PodcastGeorgi KinkladzeIt's not always endearing to rattle through a podcast without any preparation but sometimes it can keep old hands like us on our toes. Every now and then, the Football Fives Podcast likes to tackle a 'blind' episode, by which we mean an episode in which only one or none of us knows what's on the agenda.<br /><br />This week, we're taking on an unnamed football club and answering five questions thereupon. David Hartrick is the man in charge of the hat, and, in Daniel Storey's deadline day absence, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee follow...
2018-02-0101 minFootball Fives PodcastPhil NevilleAfter last week's frivolity, the Football Fives is back to the serious stuff in this latest episode. There's a lot going on off the pitch at the moment, so we take the opportunity to sink our teeth into the topics that are dominating the football agenda, only without ever really talking about them. Same Football Fives, different day.<br /><br />David Hartrick hosts as Daniel Storey, Ryan Keaney and Chris Nee navigate the choppy waters of soccerdom. We ask whether young players' pre-professional transgressions on social media should be bannable by the Football Association, and also...
2018-01-2401 minFootball Fives PodcastFabio GrossoIt's a new year and a World Cup year, so what better way to kick off our podcasting proceedings with a look back at a competition from the past. Every now and then we put together a tournament retrospective episode and, this week, we present our distant take on FIFA World Cup 2006. Seems like yesterday, doesn't it?<br /><br />Italy took the famous trophy home from Germany after defeating the hosts in a dramatic semi-final and seeing off a fine French side in the final showpiece. In this Football Fives special Daniel Storey, David Hartrick, Ryan...
2018-01-0501 min
Cinematic UniverseBonus Episode: The Death and Return of SupermanIn the first of a new occasional series of bonus episodes, Seb is joined by special guest David Hartrick to discuss one of their favourite ever long-form comics stories: the early '90s Death and Return of Superman epic! Warning: there will be Super-mullets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-03-151h 18
The School of Everything Else ArchiveBatman: A Graphic Novel History[Digital Gonzo 2013]
This episode we present you with Batman's full comic book career as a chronological reading list. We begin with Frank Miller's seminal Year One and work all the way up to the current run on New 52. This has been angled to allow newcomers to get an understanding of Batman on the printed page and give you a little after-school reading to do.
Joining me once again are David Hartrick and Matt Ramsey. This show has an ending I didn't expect and couldn't have planned for.
Batman’s History Through Graphic Novels.
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2013-01-181h 45
The School of Movies ArchiveBatman: The Dark Knight Returns[Digital Gonzo 2013]
Returning to the seemingly never-ending stream of Batman movies ripe for Gonzo review, we’re back to cover the two-part animated adaptation of one of the most celebrated and important graphic novels of all time. The movies are way better than the book and we’ll tell you why throughout this podcast. These are available on DVD and Blu Ray and the second part is better than the first. Don’t wait for the box set. These are worth seeing right now.
Joining me are Matt Ramsey of the Do Try This at Home po...
2013-01-081h 45
The School of Movies ArchiveMan of Steel[Digital Gonzo 2013]
This was an interesting one to cover. I went into a round-table debate with 18 pages worth of written material (only a small portion of it actually penned by me) and the intention to integrate broadly contributed prepared content with on-the-hoof discussion. Everybody seemed to have an opinion on this movie and many of the same points were covered over and over and over again. The end result was two and a half hours of raw material.
Rather than just releasing that monstrosity to the world I have carefully trimmed it down for pacing and a...
2013-01-071h 16
The School of Movies ArchiveWatchmen[Digital Gonzo 2013]
Continuing our in-depth investigations into the most important big screen depictions of The Superman, this time we’re looking at the 2009 adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel, Watchmen. It contains a being of supreme power and a frightened world on the verge of self-destruction. It is also a satirical sideways glance at the otherwise ordinary people who put on masks and take to the streets to fight crime. I finally have a name for this new style. I’ve never been happy with the word “Review” to describe what we do here at Gon...
2013-01-062h 45
The School of Movies ArchiveSuperman Returns[Digital Gonzo 2013]
I’m trying out a new format this week. Rather than the usual round-table discussion this is a series of audio articles on Superman and in particular the 2006 film Superman Returns. This is the perfect film to do this for because it’s hated by so many, liked by several, it opens up the archetypal hero for analysis in a way none of the earlier films did and it had an incredibly protracted development cycle of nigh-on twenty years.
1. Intro
2. Superman Returns: Good, Bad or Both?
3. Kryptonite 101
4. Kevin Smith on Superman...
2013-01-041h 44
The School of Everything Else ArchiveThe Making of Batman: Breakdown[Digital Gonzo 2012]
This is a two part epic investigation into the making of Batman: Breakdown.
There's so much detail, so many hidden references and so much forethought behind the writing and production that this ended up needing two shows to contain it.
I am joined by Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits who played Robin, Neil Taylor of KDS 2.0 who played Nightwing and Sharon Shaw of Gonzo Planet who played Doctor Jennifer Whitman. There is also an extensive discussion between myself and story editor David Hartrick of the wildly popular football website In Bed with M...
2012-01-123h 04
The School of Everything Else ArchiveBatman: Breakdown [Audio Drama][Digital Gonzo 2012]
This is my first full-length audio drama. It was designed to be enjoyed by comic fans but also to people who are only familiar with the Nolan films the Arkham video games or the Animated Series. I wanted to write something significant, honest and authentic about the Batman legend and with a lot of help from long-time serious Bat-fan, David Hartrick, I was able to shape a series of ideas into a hopefully coherent story. None of the cast, including myself are professional actors, but we all worked very hard to capture the essence of t...
2012-01-101h 02
The School of Everything Else ArchiveBatman: Hush[Digital Gonzo 2012]
This week rather than looking at another Batman movie, I've turned my attention to my favourite of his many graphic novels.
Hush was written in 2002 by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee and is a mystery thriller featuring a massive cast of heroes and villains, manipulated from the shadows by a brilliant and malevolent masked figure named Hush, who seems to know far too much about Batman.
The art is wonderful, the writing compelling. This is a story filled with moments that will make you cheer and gasp. An absolute 100% recommendation from...
2012-01-0848 min